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Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: Merger
Monday 27th July 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord. The recent census showed that 770,000 people who live in England speak little or no English. We need to work hard to ensure that we provide them with those skills, so that they can benefit fully from life in this country.

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My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked, and we now move to the second Oral Question.

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